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31 GOP men voted AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act. All 5 GOP women voted FOR it (Original Post) Tx4obama Apr 2012 OP
Thanks for posting. Scuba Apr 2012 #1
A thank you to the Republican men who broke rank and voted in the affirmative Siwsan Apr 2012 #2
I'm giving a BIGGER thank you to the five republican female senators :) Tx4obama Apr 2012 #3
31. Count 'em, 31 warriors in the war on women and equality. Spread the names. freshwest Apr 2012 #4
Huh? The five female GOPers voted 'yea' with the democrats. Tx4obama Apr 2012 #5
Edited. Yes, tell the GOP that their own women have had enough. freshwest Apr 2012 #7
Poor Dick Lugar Doctor_J Apr 2012 #6
Wow. Talk about tone deaf... War on women continues.... peacebird Apr 2012 #8
no suprise LASlibinSC Apr 2012 #9
31 more seats for us in Nov *IF* we play it correctly dickthegrouch Apr 2012 #10

Siwsan

(26,260 posts)
2. A thank you to the Republican men who broke rank and voted in the affirmative
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 06:56 PM
Apr 2012

Credit where credit is due. It's nice to see them break lock step, for a change.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
3. I'm giving a BIGGER thank you to the five republican female senators :)
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 07:01 PM
Apr 2012

Probably part of the 10 republican men that voted 'yea' are up for re-election and therefore probably did it for political reasons

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
5. Huh? The five female GOPers voted 'yea' with the democrats.
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 07:09 PM
Apr 2012

Or did you mean spread the names of the five republican women for the GOOD they did?



 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
6. Poor Dick Lugar
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 07:09 PM
Apr 2012

trashing what was a respectable, distinguished career by trying to pander to the teabaggers.

LASlibinSC

(269 posts)
9. no suprise
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 08:19 PM
Apr 2012

The public servents of my beautiful state are of SC are among the 31. They sully the very dirt under my feet

dickthegrouch

(3,172 posts)
10. 31 more seats for us in Nov *IF* we play it correctly
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 10:43 AM
Apr 2012

Where's our strategist to write excellent TV and radio ads denouncing these fools?

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